GetPRO Professional Grassroots Sports Nutrition Grant (UK)

GetPRO Professional aims to make sports nutrition support and expert advice accessible to all by putting evidence-based sports nutrition at the heart of the community sport.

Funding Information

• Sports nutritionists can apply for a grant of up to £2,000, depending on the scale of the project.
• The fund will cover the sports nutritionist’s working hours, travel costs and any necessary expenses (e.g. equipment, dietary analysis tools), to facilitate delivery of sports nutrition support with local grassroots clubs and athletes.

Eligible Projects

• The GetPRO Professional Grassroots Sports Nutrition Grant funds the provision of nutrition support to grassroots athletes or clubs by sports nutritionists. Examples of how this nutrition support could be delivered to athletes include undertaking dietary analysis for an amateur rugby team, providing nutrition education sessions for a local running club or even providing more extensive nutrition advice and support to a hockey team over the course of a season. The club or team will need to be affiliated by a governing body as a minimum standard. The funding cannot be used to work with professional athletes.

Eligibility Criteria

• The GetPRO Professional Grassroots Sports Nutrition Grant is open to early career sports nutritionists in the UK whose last graduation (bachelor’s or master’s degree) in sports nutrition, exercise science, dietetics, or a related field was completed within the past 10 years. The Grant is available to early career sports nutritionists who are supporting or wish to support grassroots sports clubs and teams with evidence-based expert support and advice.

Application Requirements

• The successful applicant will be expected to:
  • Provide written confirmation from the proposed club they intend to work with, prior to any funds being released.
  • Provide some basic evidence (e.g. photos/documents/videos) that the grant has funded delivery of sport nutrition support in local grassroots sports.
  • Write up a short (300-500 word) evidence-based case study of the nutrition support provided, which will be used in both GetPRO Professional communication and The Nutrition Society’s media to highlight the impact of sports nutrition support in community sport. Please note: 30% of the award will be withheld until after this final case study is received by The Nutrition Society.

For more information, visit The Nutrition Society.